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Carolina Grasshopper - Dissosteira carolina
Copyright © 2004 David A Burke

Carolina Grasshopper - Dissosteira carolina
5200 ft elevation, Park County, Wyoming, USA
August 27, 2004
Size: 3 inch
In the dry hills of Wyoming. It took me awhile to catch up with it.
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Contributed by David A Burke on 3 January, 2005 - 8:02pm
Last updated 12 April, 2005 - 10:10pm

Location
Can you verify the location? It says Colorado but your description lists Wyoming.
… Mike Boone, 12 April, 2005 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Location is Wyoming
Oops. I do not know how Colorado got in there. The location is Park County Wyoming, in the North West area 50 miles east of Yellowstone.
… David A Burke, 12 April, 2005 - 10:09pm login or register to post comments

 
Data Conversion
I think I know what happened. You probably listed it as Park Co., and our location algorithm turned the Co. into Colorado. You may want to spot check your other images to make sure there are no errors. I'll fix the ones I find.
… Mike Boone, 12 April, 2005 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I updated the data.
… Mike Boone, 12 April, 2005 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

Grasshopper
I believe this is a Dissosteira carolina, or a Carolina grasshopper. I've also heard it called a "road duster", since it seems to like dry dusty areas such as roads. You can find some more information on it here.
… David Schlachter, 4 January, 2005 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

 
Carolina grasshopper
I agree with David. The single notch on the pronotal ridge (top of thorax), leaves Spharagemon as the only other common option, but they are more boldly patterned, with usually reddish hind tibia. Not so on this specimen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 January, 2005 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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